Mop.



A. L. TRIBBLE.

MOP.

nP'LIoATIoN FILED un. 12, 1909.

932,070. Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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ARTHUR L. TRIBBLE, 0F MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

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To all whom if /mczfy concern.'

Be it known that l, R'rHUR L. Tamiami, of Malden, in the county of Middlesex and State et Massachusetts, have invented cerain new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the` following is a specilication.

This invention has for its chief object to provide a mop body of suitable llexible absorbent material, with a holder of cheap and durable construction adapted to be irmly engaged with Vthe flexible mop body, and to be detachably coupled to the usual screw threaded mop handle, the construction or' the holder' being so inexpensive that it can be advantageously put on the market with the mop body, and permanently attached thereto ready for application to a rod or handle, and can be removed from the handle and discarded with the mop body when the latter has been rendered useless by wear.

The invention consists in the improve ments which l will now proieed to describe and claim.

Ut the accompanyingl drawings, forming a part ot' this specification,-ld'igure 1 represents a side elevation of a mop holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of a portion ot' a screw threaded mop handle adapted to be engaged with the holder shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a side view of a completed mop embodying my invei'ition, including` a ilexible mop body and the holder shown in Fig. 1, the latter being pernninently secured to the mop body. lfig. l represents a section on line #1 4 of Fig. Fig. 5 represents a side view of a modilication.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the ligures.

In carrying,` out my invention, 1 provide mop holder composed ot' two members of stout wire which are formed from a single length ot' wire bent back upon itself midway between its ends to form a neck 12 connecting` the two members.

Before the completion of the holder, the two members stand side by side parallel with each other. The first step in the ope ation of converting the wire blank into a mop holder consi in forming the portions of the members which are adjacent to and extend 'troni the neck 1Q, into a helical coil 13, constitutingl a socket, the internal surface otl which has the equivalent oit internal screw threads formed by the inner sides of the con- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed March l2, 1909.

Patented Auen 24, 1909. seringue. 482,896.

volutions of the coil, said convolutions being adapted to engage the threaded end portion 1d of an ordinary mop handle or rod 15. After the coil has been formed, the portions of the wire members not included in the coil, are bent to form two U-shaped arms 1G and 17, which are integral with the con- Volutions of the coil, and are adapted to be connected to form a continuous trame or band, adapted to surround and to be compressed upon a portion ot a tlexible mop body.

The ends or' the arms 16 and 17 are interlocked or connected by means of an eye 1S on the arm 17 and a hook 19 on the arm 16, prior to the inal operation, hereinafter described, of compressing the band upon the mop body, the preferred form of the band prior to said operation being as, shown by t'ull lines in Fig. 1.

The mop body employed may be or any suitable constrmition. Yi have here shown a mop body 2() composed ot' parallel ropes ot' tibrous material, such as loosely twisted cotton yarn, a number of ropes being assembled side by side, and secured together by a band 21 of suitable cloth surrounding` the central portion of the group or ropes, and. stitched at its edges thereto.

In assembling the mop body and holder, the latter being in the condition represented by full lines in Fig. l. the ends of the arms lli and 17 may be disconnected to permit the convenient insertion oit the central portion of the mop body in the band formed by said arms, after which the hook and eye are interlocked, and pressure is applied in such manner as to compress the band, and change its torni from that indicated in full lines in F ig. 1, to that indicated in Fig. 3, and by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The central part of the mop body is thus securely clamped by the arms 1G and 17, the mop body and holder being inseparably connected. The mop body and holder thus connected may be placed upon the market either with or without the handle 15, so that a purchaser already supplied with a handle, may discard a worn-out mop, including the holder, and apply a new one to the handle.

The construction above described is suitable for Hat inops in which the mop body is composed et two side separately from the holder.

portions dependin p Y In Fig. 5, I show a modification adapted for so-called yacht mops, in which the mop body is composed of a mass of strands assembled in a circular series around a central core or shank. In this modification, the wire blank is bent to form the neck 12 and the two members connected thereby, the members being coiled to form the helical socket 13. The ends of the members which extend from the coil, instead of being formed into the loops 16 and 17, are eX- tended side by side to form a shank or core 22, from which project arms 23 formed by bending portions of the wire members into U-shaped loops, the sides of which are in contact with each other.

The loops project in different directions from the core or ,shank 22. When the mop body is applied to the shank, the loops 23 are embedded in the mop body, the latter being confined upon the shank and loops by, external binding cords or ligatures in a well known manner.

24, 24 (Fig. 5) represent the outer ends of the wire members7 the inner ends of which are connected by the neck 12. The pressure which compresses the frame or band formed by the U-shaped arms 16 and 17 also compresses the hook 19, so that it is inseparable from the eye 18.

In each embodiment of my invention, a single length of wire is bent to form two members connected by a neck 12 integral with the members, the neck and the adjacent portions of the wire members being coiled to form a screw threaded socket, while other portions of the arms, including the end portions of the length of wire are formed into mop-engaging arms. The neck 12 inseparably connecting the wire members, imparts strength and rigidity to the socket, by preventing the separation of the wire members at the outer end of the coil.

I claim:

1. A mop head composed of a single length of wire bent back upon itself at about its .longitudinal center to form two wire members located side by side, and a neck integral with and connecting said members, the portions of said members connected by and adjacent to said neck being helically coiled to form a screw threaded socket, while other portions, including the ends of the `wire, are formed to constitute mop-engaging arms integral with the socket.

2. A mop head composed of two wire members, portions of which are helically coiled to form a screw threaded socket, while other portions are bent to form flexible U- shaped arms which are integral with the socket, one of said arms having an eye, and the other a compressible hook adapted to engage said eye, the arms when connected by said hook and eye constituting a compressible elongated band adapted tov embrace a mop body.

3. As an article of manufacture, a mop comprising a flexible body and a wire holder composed ofV two wire members, portions of which are helically coiled to form a screw threaded socket, while other portions are bent to form flexible U-shaped arms, one of said arms having an eye, and the other a compressible hook adapted to engage said eye, the arms when connected by said hook and eye constituting a compressible elongated band which surrounds and is compressed upon a portion of the mop body, the hook being also compressedV to render it inseparable from the eye.

In testimony whereof I have aiixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR L. TRIBBLE.

IVitnesses C. F. BROWN, I. W. PEzzE'r'rr. 

